Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup Fudge aka… the easiest recipe, like ever.

I don’t think I discussed quite what I did for Father’s Day this year. I didn’t mean to NOT talk about it, I just forgot….which is pretty much the norm these days. So here’s the horror that went down:

I got up early Sunday morning to make breakfast for my husband. Brooke picked the menu and made sure I understood that I was to wake her up “super early” so we could make the eggs, bacon and crepes together before Gord woke from his deep slumber.

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I woke her up at 6:30 the next morning and guess what. She rolled over and said “can you make the food and then wake me up when it’s done?”

Thanks for leaving me high and dry, girlfriend.

So, I made crepes as quietly as I could for about 10 minutes before Blake wakes up. This was not planned.

I continued making crepes while trying to keep a starving 1 year old quiet…a rather impossible task, but I do my best.

The crepes were done around 7:10 and I moved onto the bacon and eggs. By this time, I hear Gordon go into the bathroom. Almost immediately thereafter, I hear this conversation:

Brooke calling out while still cuddled warm in her bed: “Daddy?”

Gordon calling back: “yeeeeeees?”

Brooke responding: “GO BACK TO BED!”

At this point, I conclude that the element of surprise is ruined. I sort of saw it coming though. Out of the two of us, he most definitely is the morning person. Brooke comes out of hibernation to tell me to hurry up because her father is in fact awake. Thanks kid. Thanks.

7:30, things are all done and we bring him the obvious breakfast in bed.

He starts to eat when Brooke requests that she too will be requiring breakfast in bed. Between the two of them in my bed and Blake in the middle, I should have seen the chocolate sauce from the crepes getting onto my white sheets. But alas, I did not.

Gord opens his gifts and we got him his favorite party game, Telestrations. We also made him a ‘we love you because’ jar and wrote out reasons we loved him and attached them to his favorite mini chocolate bars.

Sometimes, I pull cute stuff together. WhatcanIsay?

ANYWAYS, after breakfast everyone takes their time getting ready for church and I spend the majority of the time doing dishes and getting my kids ready. I literally then have 10 minutes to pull my hot mess of a self together, so I throw on some clothes, tie my hair back, put my taller boots on cause ain’t nobody got time to shave and do my makeup in the car. #motherhood #ohthejoys #thisseriouslyhappened #mylifeladiesandgentlemen

Oh, at some point during this mad dash, I also sliced these bars up because I wanted to bring them to church to share with all the other Dad’s…because I didn’t want them in my house aaaaaaand I’m nice like that. #ilovefood

Good news. We made it to church on time. I think I felt semi-peaceful there, but it’s hard to tell between my cranky {teething} baby and my daughter who refuses to whisper.

After church {hallelujah}, I took a nap, made Bang Bang Chicken for dinner, and played Telestrations with Brooke.

A great great day had by all. Except maybe me.

So, what’s to conclude? I should not have brought the fudge to church because by the end of this crazy day, a whole pan of this is exactly what I could have used.

This stuff could totally be my crack. It’s only 3 ingredients, takes minutes to make and is the epitome of glutton. AKA, my new bff.

Here’s how you make them:

Start by lining a square glass dish with foil and lightly spray with non-stick cooking spray. Then….are you ready for this?…..line the entire bottom of the pan with Reese’s.

That’s right. YOU HEARD ME.

Then, take some chocolate chips and stir together with a whole can of sweetened condensed milk. Microwave this for 2 minutes or so, stirring every 30 seconds until it’s completely melted.

Like so!!

Spread this over those peanut butter cups and smooth the top.

Then, because I’m ridiculous, chop up a few more Reese’s and press these into the top of the fudge.

And that my friends is how you make the easiest fudge in the world.

Refrigerate it, cut it into bars and serve. Can you see the peanut butter cups in these? Totally amazing!

I brought these to church for Father’s Day to share with all the Dad’s and they went quick. At least according to my husband they did. So score!

If you’re addicted to chocolate and peanut butter my certain people in my life….cough cough Gordon….then you must try this fudge and change your life. It’s the easiest way to make it and it will turn out every.single.time. Thanks to Crazy for Crust for the idea!

Reese's Peanut Butter Cup Fudge

The easiest, fastest, richest, most divine fudge you'll ever eat. Oh, and did I mention you only need 3 ingredients? OMG, yes.

Ingredients

3 cups milk chocolate chips

1 can sweetened condensed milk

24 Reese's peanut butter cups, unwrapped and divided

Instructions

Line 8x8 glass dish with foil and spray with nonstick cooking spray lightly. Line with 16 whole Reese's {as pictured above.} Set aside.

In a large microwave-safe bowl, stir chocolate chips and sweetened condensed milk together and microwave in 30 second increments until smooth and completely melted. Pour over peanut butter cups and smooth the tops. Chop up the remaining Reese's and press into the top. Bring to room temperature {about 1 hour} before refrigerating. Once it's pretty solid, remove from the pan using the foil and cut into squares. Serve.

It may have been a busy, lacking breakfast-in-bed day for you, but at least you did your good wifely duties…right? 😉
I love the title of these bars…easy and peanut butter cup? UM YES.
But I kinda hate you for making me eat the whole pan 🙂 Pinned!

That is so funny! My daughter who is 5 is not a morning person. So on Sunday, her Dad and I are up and talking and then she strolls in the family room and says, “Daddy you are suppose to be in bed. Go back to bed!” But she helped make breakfast and we ate at the kitchen table. So, it all worked out well.

My jaw dropped and my mouth started watering when I saw the pic of your recipe. Our favorite candy is Reese’s peanut butter cups. This will probably be our favorite fudge. When we go to Eureka Springs, we always stop by this fudge place and get four different kinds, one of which is always peanut butter fudge. Thanks so much for this recipe!!

24 full-sized? This is quite an expensive recipe with the Reeses’ cups costing nearly two dollars apiece (they come two per pkg),. Twelve dollars for one ingredient, three dollars each for choc condensed milk? Eighteen dollars for ingredients alone is too steep for me.

This post really made me smile! So funny! I LOVE reading your stories and of course the recipes too. I also have two young children and appreciate all that you write and put in your blog. Thanks for a great blog, keep up the wonderful work! Christina (Australia)

Hi Lauren,
I had to laugh reading this – that is so funny! I also am a mum of two small children (one also called Brooke!) and can totally relate. I absolutely LOVE reading your stories and of course your recipes. Thanks for all the great work you do on such an amazing blog. I love it. Keep up the fantastic work! Christina (Australia)

Confused. I got out my 8 X 8 dish, lined it with foil, sprayed, and started installing full size Reese’s cups. Your instructions call for 24, but only 9 would fit in the bottom of the dish. Your 8 X 8 dish must be a lot larger than mine.

I would store them in the fridge just so they kept their shapes. But they can stay out on the counter too, but they’d soften up a touch. Since there’s so much sugar in them, they are most likely not going to spoil very quickly at all.

If you use an 8 x 8 plate and the Reese’s are about 2 ” each, you should use 16, 4 x 4, right? The extra were chopped and put on top. I think that’s where the confusion is. You have to read the recipe through.

um 3 ingredients to make those little squares of fudgy, chocolatey, peanut buttery goodness?! YES please! My favorite part of making fudge, is getting to cut off all the sides to create sharp edges… and then getting to eat all the scraps to myself 😉

I WILL BE MAKEING THIS I LOVE EVER THING THAT IS USE TO MAKE THIS SO EASY TO MAKE WILL BE MAKEING A LOT OF THIS OUR CHURCH HAS CARRY IN DINNERS I KNOW EVERY ONE WILL LOVE IT AND WILL BE ASKING ME HOW I MADE IT

Regardng the size of dish or PBCs. Pkgs. with 2 are larger than pkgs. with 3 or 4 bars so that could be the difference. I’m a diabetic but OMG… I’ll try this when I KNOW I’m IMMEDIATELY going somewhere to share them.

I made these in one of those silver disposable foil tin things for my church bake sale for our youth fundraiser for camp. When they came up for auction, the bidding ended at $85. The lady who won them was really excited to try them, so thank you for an easy uncomplicated recipe!

I’m headed to a party this weekend, and would like a quick dessert that doesn’t involved turning the oven on. Too hot these days! I’m curious if you think I could replace the Reese’s with something else? Maybe rolos, or milky ways? Id love it with Reese’s for myself, but I’m heading to a household with nut allergies.

Reese’s Cups are my #2 favorite candy (Peanut M & M’s are #!), and this will definitely be made!
Many years ago a friend of mine gave me the directions for an Easy Fudge, and all you do is melt a bag of Old Fashion Chocolate Drops and spread in dish and eat! One ingredient and tastes like the regular several ingredient fudge. If you want a bigger dish of it, use two bags of the candy.

Just made my first batch. Cost – less than $10.00. Very easy. Too easy. Can’t wait to taste, they look so delicious. Thanks for the recipe. Have hated making fudge b/c I thought it was a hassle. My new go to.

I have this recipe but it uses white chocolate chips instead of the milk chocolate. It is super good. I use the small Reece’s cups and put them solid in the bottom of the dsh. Our family loves it and it sells well for bazaars too.

I made them with semi-sweet chips this weekend and they were the bomb! I also added a few tablespoons of heavy cream to make it a smoother consistency. Store them in an airtight container and they will keep for days – if they last that long! Laren, thank you much for sharing this simple but very yummy recipe!

Made them using semi-sweet chips plus added a crushed Butterfinger candy bar to the top. BIG hit with our Bible study group tonight! (next time, I think I may even layer crushed Butterfinger under the Reese’s Cups. They added a great little crispy texture and additional p’nut butter taste.) Definitely a keeper recipe!

Just wanted to know did you actually cram 24 regular size Reese’s cups in an 8×8 pan? Looking at Lauren’s photo’s she has space in between her cups. Did your fudge seep in between yours. I’m taking my own challenge. 24 small Reese’s, God forbid 24 regular, and the full 36 that fits perfect in an 8×8 pan. I’m assuming Lauren’s is using the large Reese’s as a total base for her fudge. Well Andrew if you get this message let me know I will give you and Lauren my own thoughts on all three of the devilish treats. Please don’t get me wrong I think it’s the greatest. Wanting to make it for a wedding with the other fudge goodies I have. Bye Bye